September 30, 2022
- Is the post office ready for mail voting? Red flags raised about Philadelphia
- Elected officials divided over voting by mail
- More than 30 years ago, a Marine sent a letter to North Alabama from overseas. It arrived this month
- Thousands of mail ballots rejected in state primary
- Drug Addict Passes Out Behind the Wheel With Her Child in the Car – Postal Worker Spots Them and Becomes a Hero
- At 18, he delivered New Milford’s mail from his Camaro. 48 years later, he’s retiring
- USPS: Disability employment awareness
- US Postal Service Delivery Continues to Be Weak
- OIG: Getting Out Millions of COVID-19 Test Kits
September 29, 2022
- Multiple USPS Employees and Others Arrested For $1.3 Million Fraud and Identity Theft Scheme – PEN
- Two Alabama Men Indicted for Unlawfully Possessing USPS Arrow Key and Possession of Stolen Mail – PEN
- Massachusetts USPS employee injured – may have fell asleep at the wheel
- One person in serious but stable condition after being entrapped by live power lines following a crash with USPS truck
- Louis DeJoy is transforming the Postal Service. Can the agency compete with FedEx and UPS?
- At long last, Postal Service and PMG DeJoy ax Reseller program
- Senator Hawley (R-MO) Pushes for Answers on Mail Service Delays in Kansas City Area – PEN
- Video: Baltimore shooting suspect, a postal employee, arrested with loaded gun in his USPS truck
- Gunman robs USPS letter carrier of keys in Kensington neighborhood
- Hurricane Ian – Florida Update
- Video shows one of two USPS mail carriers being robbed at gunpoint in Evanston, IL
- OIG: Timecard Administration Follow-Up
September 28, 2022
- Video: DeJoy addresses nation’s commercial mailers
- Thousands of mail ballots rejected in state primary – Yes, that’s what we need – mail-in voting…your vote may or may not get counted
- Post Office IG report finds shortcomings in election mail processing
- Two Illinois letter carriers robbed in two days
- USPS: Due to Hurricane Ian, all operations in the following facilities have been temporarily suspended until further notice
- Colorado town prevails as residents will no longer have to pay to get mail – USPS officials conducted review and found they were failing to meet legal obligation to deliver
- Meridianville, AL residents report no mail delivery in two months
- A day in the life of a USPS Carrier
September 27, 2022
- OIG: Mid-Term Election Mail and the Postal Service – PEN
- OIG: Changes in Mail Mix: Implications for Carriers’ Physical Health
- Former Mississippi NALC Financial Secretary Charged – PEN
- Data sharing is the way to profitable last-mile delivery
- Sorting out the future
- Postal prices going up to keep up with holiday season
- USPS Warns to Never Do This With Your Packages
- UK: Pervert postman, 58, who broke his foot when woman customer pushed him off ladder as he tried to climb into her bedroom to steal her underwear is jailed for eight months
- USPS Retirees: 10 Things about Social Security (PDF)
- OIG: Review of the National Change of Address and Moversguide Applications Report
September 26, 2022
- Americans Want Free And Fair Elections, But Biden And His Allies Irresponsibly “Mail” It In
- After yearslong battle, residents of Colorado town who can’t get mail delivery will get free PO boxes
- USPS internet to merge into the fast lane
- Cedarburg, WI woman who submitted her dead partner’s mail-in-ballot in the 2020 election has been sentenced to 90 nights in jail
- Buena Vista Post Office concludes review of the United States Postal Service’s Universal Service Obligation
- Shipping packages could be very expensive this holiday season
September 25, 2022
- Mail fraud? Biden’s postal inspectors tracked pro-gun activists
- Family Celebrates Birthday of Missing Postal Worker Kierra Coles as 4 Years Since Disappearance Nears
- Future of U.S. Mail –they’re sorting it out
- Mail trucks hold procession in honor of beloved mail carrier’s death in Belair
- San Bernardino County GOP questions security of vote-by-mail ballot drop boxes – this will happen all across the USA
September 24, 2022
- USPS Delivery Performance Remains Steady Through Fall Mailing Season – PEN
- NAPS Statement on Postmaster General’s Announcement of 3% Pay Increase for Non-bargaining Employees – PEN
- Congressman Graves Authors Legislation to Re-Evaluate Postal Rate Hikes – PEN
- Postmaster General DeJoy Addresses Nation’s Commercial Mailers – PEN
- Postal employee dies days after being seriously injured in building explosion on Chicago’s West Side
- $50K reward offered after mail carrier robbed at gunpoint in NE Portland
- Suspect robs, threatens to shoot USPS driver in North Seattle
- Iowa: Mail carrier hit alleged robber with van after robbery
- USPS Mail Sorting Consolidation Plans Are Still in Flux as Initial Conversions Approach
- Postal Employee Says OSHA Poster Was Tossed When Workers Began ‘Asking Questions’
- 30 Year UK postman jailed for breaking into houses to satisfy his “compulsion” for taking women’s underwear
September 23, 2022
- Ex-boyfriend convicted of murder in death of Georgia postal worker
- 2 mail carriers robbed minutes apart in Ohio – Postal Service joins police investigation
- Postal IG Warns of Hazards to Employees, Environment from Storage Tanks
- Postal Service surveilled protesters with pro-gun, anti-Biden agendas
- Stolen mail key unlocked millions in checks — and sent an NC trio to prison
- USPS sends donations to dead letter office
- OIG: U.S. Postal Inspection Service’s Oversight of Facility Security and Access Control
- OIG: Flats Cost Coverage
September 22, 2022
- Former NJ Letter Carrier Sentenced To 13 Months in Prison for Fraud in Connection with Unemployment Insurance Benefits – PEN
- USPS awards 3% pay raise to non-bargaining management employees
- USPS pursues facility consolidation to reduce transport costs
- Babe in the woods – Rural carrier rescues wayward tot
- Richmond post office closed due to carbon monoxide leak, USPS says
September 21, 2022
- Former Ohio USPS Clerk Charged with Stealing Packages from the Mail and Cash from the USPS – PEN
- Leader Of $3 Million Bank Fraud Scheme Involving Stolen Mail Sentenced to More Than 12 Years in Prison – PEN
- Las Vegas Man Sentenced to Prison for Mail Fraud Conspiracy – PEN
- Kansas letter carrier hailed a hero for alerting residents of apartment fire
- Mail carrier robbed in Des Moines
- USPS, NPMHU extend contract talks
- NPMHU: 2022 Contract Update #10
September 20, 2022
- Postal Retirees Deserve Better: Urge Congress to Pass H.R. 82, the Social Security Fairness Act – PEN
- USPS struggles with worker shortage, delivery delays in Ohio and the nation
- Ohio Postal worker stole sneakers, iPhones
- Why did the mail take 27 days to go 10 miles?
- NALC: Customer Connect has been upgraded
- Maine’s northernmost resident tells US Postal Service, ‘I exist’
- NPMHU: 2022 Contract Update #9
- USPS: Women Cryptologists Crack the Code on New Forever Stamps
- USPS dedicates new holiday stamps
- OIG: A Look into Aboveground Storage Tank Management
September 19, 2022
- Does the Postal Service Need 34,223 Offices?
- How Queen Elizabeth II’s death affects Royal Mail
- Lower price for Every Door Direct Mail
- Highest Expected 2023 COLA for Social Security in 40 Years – and we know why
September 18, 2022
- None injured after US Postal Service vehicle catches fire in Texas – Firefighters believe the driver went off the road and ran over two pole mounted road reflectors
- Retired Louisiana postal worker turns 100; many deliver birthday wishes
- NPMHU: 2022 Contract Update #8
September 17, 2022
- Louisiana Postal Worker Indicted for Theft of Mail – PEN
- Jury Finds Trucking Company Defrauded USPS – $5+ Million Judgement – PEN
- Colorado man reportedly shoots at postal worker because he thought they were stealing mail
- 2 USPS mail carriers robbed hours apart in Chicago
- USPS: Hatch Act allows some political activity
September 16, 2022
- Fall Mailing Season Underway as USPS Looks to Holiday Peak Season – PEN
- Letters for USPS Operation Santa Now Accepted – PEN
- Postal workers union calls on management to add more mailbox repair workers
- Ohio letter carrier held up by man with gun in north Toledo
- Amazon Launches Veeqo, Free Shipping Software for Sellers, Including Discounted Shipping Rates With UPS, U.S. Postal Service, DHL, and FedEx
- Shots fired at a postal worker in Calhan, CO
- OIG: Mail by Rail Needs Stronger Oversight
September 15, 2022
- Congressman Graves Authors Legislation to Re-Evaluate Postal Rate Hikes – PEN
- Kentucky’s complex relationship with the U.S. Postal Service
- Postal worker from Syracuse area sentenced for storming U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6
- Commentary: USPS sorting center unduly taxes Andover carriers
- Operation Santa gets earlier start
- Vergas post office renamed in honor of mail carrier
September 14, 2022
- NALC: Share how the WEP and GPO have impacted you; House vote anticipated on Social Security Fairness Act
- USPS mail carrier robbed at gunpoint while on the job in Southeast DC
- Georgia women allegedly attack postmaster, mail carrier
- First Steps Taken Toward Benefits Open Season
- USPS: Holiday prep reflects strategic investments
- NALC: Recent letter carrier deaths
- UPS targets 100K seasonal hires ahead of peak
- Inflation Up 8.3% Despite Small Decline in Gas Prices
September 13, 2022
- USPS Ready To Deliver the Holidays for the Nation – PEN
- New Jersey USPS Clerk Admits Stealing Cell Phones from Mail – PEN
- Connecticut Man Admits Trafficking Cocaine Through the U.S. Mail – PEN
- USPS Robotext invasion – Rising cyberthreat targets USPS, consumers
- “Postal crime has spiraled out of control” Thieves stealing checks from the mail
- OIG: Safeguarding the Postal Service’s Cyber Infrastructure
- 7 Forgotten and Hidden Tunnels in New York City – One is The Farley-Morgan Postal Tunnel
September 12, 2022
- Lawmakers examine increase in mail theft, mail carrier robberies
- OIG: “Operation Secure Arrow” (PDF) – Hearing before the Subcommittee on Government Operations, Committee on Oversight and Reform – Statement of Melinda Perez, Assistant Inspector General for Audit
- Tenants frustrated after address change stumps mail carriers
- Discipline in the Workplace
September 11, 2022
- 9/11 at 21: We still must remember and still must beware
- 3 Reasons the New USPS Mail Truck Is Better Than the Grumman LLV
September 10, 2022
- Massachusetts police officers praised for helping USPS catch mailbox theft suspect
- USPS would face tougher climb to hike rates under new House bill
- ‘We all need our mail’ | Indianapolis residents can’t figure out why mail isn’t being delivered regularly
- Video shows Hialeah mail thief rides orange Dodge Challenger; feds offer $5K reward
- NPMHU: Arbitrator Sharnoff Rules on Automated Delivery Unit Sorter (ADUS)
September 09, 2022
- USPS Enters Busy Fall Mail Season With Strong, Steady Service Performance Across All Mail Categories – PEN
- Photo: Worcester postal supervisor intercepted cocaine deliveries, sold them for $7,500 each | DOJ Charges
- Fire destroys mail
- ‘A Day in the Life’ of Mail Worker Reveals the Adorable Way Dogs Greet Him
- USPS ‘actively defunding’ its police force amid spike in postal crime – PEN: News flash – USPS has been reducing the reach of the postal police for years
- USPS Could Lose Its Relatively New Authority to Raise Rates Above Inflation Under a New Bill
September 08, 2022
- Surging crimes against postal service raise concerns about reliability (of mail-in ballots) ahead of November elections
- Ohio letter carrier seen dumping mail in recycling bin
- Biden Nominates Robert G. Taub for Member of the Postal Regulatory Commission – PEN
- Is Rep. Maloney’s Loss a Gain for Postal Service Reform?
- FBI releases photo of van connected to $100K Bronx post office robbery
- Postal service skewered for its poor performance during a bipartisan hearing in Philadelphia
September 07, 2022
- Worcester, MA Postal Supervisor Pleads Guilty to Mail Theft – PEN
- New Jersey Man, and At Least 2 Postal Employees, Charged with Using Credit Cards and Checks Stolen from U.S. Mail – PEN
- Crook pistol-whips NYC postal worker, steals $100K from office safe
- October trial for woman accused in Longmont postal shooting
- Utica to become USPS sorting, delivery facility next year
- TSP statements – Participants will receive two for second quarter
- The Revolutionary Role Mail Played in America’s Fight for Independence
- US Postal Service Needs $1 Stamp
- After Tester’s Push, USPS Reopens Fort Peck Post Office
- USPS Carriers Reveal the Weirdest Mail They’ve Delivered
September 06, 2022
- USPS flags more than 200 sites where it plans to consolidate delivery functions
- One of the biggest strikes in US history is brewing at UPS
- Why it’s so tough for labor unions to organize Amazon Prime drivers
- Owney the Railroad Post Office Dog
- OPM Retirement Backlog Barely Budges in August
September 05, 2022
- Why your Amazon package could cost more next month
- OIG: California Doctor Pleads Guilty to Accepting $3.3 Million in Illicit Payments to Perform Surgeries at Corrupt Hospital
September 04, 2022
- Chesterfield County, SC man admits to using information from stolen mail to steal millions
- Royal Mail’s crazy security check drives customers barking mad by making them spot the smiling dogs to track their parcels
September 03, 2022
- An electric vehicle bailout the Postal Service will likely waste
- ‘Confused’ and ‘slightly outraged’: Hollywood comedian Joel McHale raises concern over Vashon Island postal delivery for some
- Mailbox thief steals $1,500 check, leaves banana peel
- Many mailed ballots in Hawaii’s primary election weren’t tallied due to missed deadline
September 02, 2022
- California Man Sentenced To 51 Months in Federal Prison for Armed Robbery of Mail Carrier – PEN
- Former Montana NALC President Charged with Embezzlement, Other Charges – PEN
- Border 32 fire temporarily closes 3 USPS locations
- OIG: Field Operation Reviews at Select Plant and Delivery Units in the Milwaukee, WI Area
- OIG: Mail Delivery, Customer Service, and Property Conditions Review – Select Units, St. Louis, MO Region
- 2.4 Days on Average to Deliver a Mailpiece or Package Across Postal Network – PEN
- Video: Postal inspectors working with MDPD to catch mail thief prowling neighborhoods in U-Haul truck
- U.S. Postal investigation launched after multiple post offices hit in St. Louis County
- Memorial honors postal worker who died in dog attack
- NALC: Eight additional installations to convert CCAs to career status and directly hire career letter carriers
- NPMHU: 2022 Contract Update #7
- Returns, sent packages now part of USPS Informed Delivery
September 01, 2022
- USPS shuts down town’s FOIA request for information regarding the contract between Amazon and the postal service
- Federal Lawsuit Over Postal Worker’s Car Accident Allowed to Proceed Against USPS
- Suspect Flees From U-Haul Truck Filled With Stolen Mail in SW Miami-Dade
- Casper, WY local frustrated with USPS over safety concerns
- Package with 10 pounds of methamphetamine in it stopped by postal inspectors
- These Mailboxes Could Be the “Perfect Target” for Thieves—Police Urge Caution
- Senator Mike Crapo gives an update on the Deary Post Office
- ‘Bonnie and Clyde’ couple took over people’s bank accounts after stealing mail, feds say
- USPS celebrates centennial of cartoonist Charles M. Schulz’s birth with new Forever stamps
- OIG: Efficiency of Processing Operations and Service Performance in Western Maryland Report